NAICOM Reveals Life Annuity Fund Portfolio At N323bn

Posted on
October 7, 2019

NAICOM

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), the major insurance regulator in the country has revealed that the industry life annuity fund portfolio has risen to N322.9 billion as at the end of second quarter of 2019.
The figure is an improvement of 17.4 per cent over the N274.9 billion recorded as at end of fourth quarter of 2018.
NAICOM’s Head, Commissioner’ Directorate, Mr Rasaaq Salami revealed that within the same period under review, the cumulative total Retiree Life Annuity (RLA) payouts stood at N122 billion as at the end of second quarter of 2019.
According to Salami the RLA market has been in existence since the advent of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
The RLA portfolio so far has recorded 73,554 contracts purchased for a total premium of N341. 6 billion as at end of second quarter of 2019.
This represents a 13.02 per cent and 6.21 per cent growth in count and volume respectively in 2019 from end of fourth quarter 2018.
The growth during the last three years for RLA business has averaged 34.28 per cent and 34.12 per cent in count and volume respectively, while RLA fund portfolio growth has averaged 27.46 per cent notwithstanding the RLA payout made ( i.e. cumulative total payments of N22 billion as at end of second quarter of 2019